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CANMORE, Alberta — Craving more photos from the 2016 Ski Tour Canada? Here’s another batch highlighting the women’s event from Stage 7, the 10-kilometer freestyle individual start. The event took place on Friday at the Canmore Nordic Centre, with Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg running away with the win by 23 seconds. Tour leader, Heidi Weng of Norway finished in second while Finland’s Krista Parmakoski rounded out the podium in third.
American Anne Hart leads the start of the women’s10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Fischer/NordicFocus)
Norway’s Maiken Caspersen Falla racing to 18th overall in the women’s10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Fischer/NordicFocus)
U.S. ski team member, Sadie Bjornsen racing to a 17th overall in the women’s10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Fischer/NordicFocus)
USA’s Chelsea Holmes skiing to a World Cup best result (22nd overall) during the women’s 10 k skate in Canmore, Alberta.
USA’s Caitlin Gregg, and Italy’s Giulia Stuerz, (l-r) during the women’s 10km , Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
U.S. ski team member Ida Sargent racing during the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta.
Norway’s Heidi Weng racing to second in the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. Here she’s seen leading Canadians Cendrine Browne (4) and Annika Hicks (31). (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
American Katharine Ogden crests a hill during the women’s10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Fischer/NordicFocus)
American Rosie Brennan racing to a 31st overall women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta.
Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg leads Slovenia’s Alenka Cebasek during the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. Østberg went on to win the stage by 23 seconds over her teammate Heidi Weng. (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg leads Slovenia’s Alenka Cebasek during the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. Østberg went on to win the stage by 23 seconds over her teammate Heidi Weng. (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
Canada’s Emily Nishikawa racing to 35th in the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. She went on to lead the Canadian women in 37th overall in the Tour. (Photo: Fischer/NordicFocus)
U.S. ski team member Jessie Diggins races to an overall 5th pace in the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta.
Norway’s Therese Johaug (r) leading U.S. skier Jennie Bender during the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta.
Finland’s Krista Parmakoski racing to a third place overall in the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
Norway’s Invild Flugstad Østberg (r) being interviewed by FIS’s Jeff Ellis after she won the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
Race winner Ingvild Flugstad Østberg of Norway (center) with Norwegian teammate, Heidi Weng in second (l) and Finland’s Krista Parmakoski in third, stand on top of the podium for the women’s 10 k freestyle at Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
Finland’s Krista Parmakoski (r) broke up an all-Norwegian sweep of Friday’s 10 k freestyle podium, placing third behind Norwegian winner Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (c), and runner-up Heidi Weng (l) also from Norway, in Stage 7 of the Ski Tour Canada in Canmore, Alberta. (Photo: Madshus/NordicFocus)
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